Specimen Information

Pistia stratiotes
Pistia stratiotes
(water lettuce)
Plants
Cryptogenic

Specimen ID1471407
GroupPlants
GenusPistia
Speciesstratiotes
Common Namewater lettuce
StateTX
CountySan Patricio
LocalityLake Corpus Christi
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLower Nueces
HUC8 Number12110111
HUC10 NamePenitas Creek-Lake Corpus Christi
HUC10 Number1211011106
HUC12 NameBeldon Hollow-Lake Corpus Christi
HUC12 Number121101110603
Map
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Collection Year2010
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker on small watercraft
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:30788
Author:Texas Parks & Wildlife Department.
Date:2018
Title:Lake Survey Reports
Publisher:Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Inland Fisheries Division
Reference 2
Ref. Number:31577
Author:Binion, G., and J. Findeisen
Date:2015
Title:Lake Corpus Christi 2014 Fisheries Management Survey Report
Publisher:Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Inland Fisheries Division
Pages:1-34
CommentsNot present in 2014 survey
Record TypeLiterature
VerifierTexas Parks & Wildlife Department
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Size134.1 acres


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